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Which statement best describes the impact of the discovery of gold on American Indian territory in the 1850s and 1870s?

War broke out among American Indian groups when warring chiefs signed new treaties with the government.

War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians.

War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to let the American Indians keep their land.

War broke out when white settlers tried to buy land from warring American Indian groups.

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Which statement best summarizes how homesteaders responded to the hardships of the American frontier?

Most homesteaders sold their land and moved to urban areas.

Many homesteaders overcame the difficulties and built new lives.

Most homesteaders abandoned their land, but a few did not.

Many homesteaders were relocated to distant reservations.

Why did the government divide land on the frontier into sections following the passage of the Homestead Act?

to make money from land sales

to tell people where to build their homes

to break the land into organized pieces

to make the land easier to farm

Which statement best describes how the Grange tried to help farmers financially in the late 1800s?

The Grange pressured state legislatures to regulate child labor.

The Grange organized the Populist Party to run their own candidates.

The Grange organized the Farmers’ Alliances to influence national policy.

The Grange established cooperative stores and crop storage facilities.

During the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States,

cities on the coasts were cut off from the rest of the country.

many people lost interest in new settlements.

Civil War refugees fled to new towns in the western territories.

many new towns and settlements grew.

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